If there's one thing I love more than a good superhero tale, it's all the attempts these days to do something a bit different for the modern age, to find a new angle, or a more believable take. Step forward The Boys, which asks: what if the world had real superheros, celebrities with sponsorship deals … Continue reading The Boys (season 1)
Internet troll Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) messes with the wrong organisation when he prods the beast that is Skizm, a 'game' that pits strangers against each other in on-street, very real combat, while online spectators cheer for their favourites. Deciding to take revenge in their own unique way, Miles is kidnapped and wakes with guns bolted … Continue reading Guns Akimbo (2019)
Having built up an empire as the marijuana king of Britain, American Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey), has decided it's time to retire and sell on the business. But this being a Guy Ritchie movie, things are rarely so straightforward. A raid on one of the production facilities, a possible war with the local heroin manufacturers, … Continue reading The Gentlemen (2019)
When multi-millionaire crime author, Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), is found dead following his 85th birthday party, it seems as though every member of his family might have had reason to dispatch of the old man. The only problem is, he clearly committed suicide. Can famous detective, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig with a slightly iffy Southern … Continue reading Knives Out (2019)
Single mom Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) has a seemingly perfect life: bubbling with energy, running half the school committees, and host of her own cookery vlog. But one day she meets fellow mom Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) and finds a new level of 'perfect'. Which woman has it better? Perhaps their growing friendship - however … Continue reading A Simple Favour (2018)
Two Irishmen, Chris (Cillian Murphy) and Frank (Michael Smiley) go to a warehouse in Boston to buy guns for the fight against the English (this is 1978). Brokering the deal is Justine (Brie Larson), who brings these IRA members together with gun runner, Vernon (Sharlto Copley), and his hired help including Ord (Armie Hammer) and … Continue reading Free Fire (2016)
Bob (Michael Peña) and Terry (Alexander Skarsgård) are cops. But given that their motto is, "Let's go f*@! some scumbags!" I think you can imagine how closely they choose to follow the letter of the law. I mean, they could arrest you, but on the other hand that's a very nice widescreen TV you've got there... Of … Continue reading War On Everyone (2016)
